# Allison Fischer

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American singer and actress

**Allison Fischer** (born October 19, 1988)[1] is an American singer and actress.

## Life and career

Originally from northern [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey), Fischer had her first professional performance in the [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway) musical *King Island Christmas* in 2000.[1] Also in 2000, Fischer performed on Broadway at [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden) as Grace Smythe in *[A Christmas Carol](/source/A_Christmas_Carol)*, alongside [Frank Langella](/source/Frank_Langella) and [Tim Curry](/source/Tim_Curry).

She played Lady Jane in the Off-Broadway musical version of *[The Prince and the Pauper](/source/The_Prince_and_the_Pauper)* from 2002 to 2003, and briefly performed at Playwrights Horizon in January 2003 in [Jeanine Tesori](/source/Jeanine_Tesori)'s musical, *Violet*.[1]

In 2004 she was an [understudy](/source/Understudy) in the [off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway) show *Children's Letters to God*.[2] The musical opened at the [Lamb's Theatre](/source/Lamb's_Theatre) on June 30, 2004,[3] and closed on January 2, 2005.[4]

In 2006 Fischer starred in the musical *[Lestat](/source/Lestat_(musical))*, playing [Claudia](/source/Claudia_(The_Vampire_Chronicles)) in the [Elton John](/source/Elton_John) and [Bernie Taupin](/source/Bernie_Taupin) musical.[1] The musical was a flop, only running on Broadway from April 25 to May 28.[5] Fischer went on to play the role of Patty Simcox in the 2007 revival of *[Grease](/source/Grease_(musical))* at the [Brooks Atkinson Theatre](/source/Brooks_Atkinson_Theatre).[1] She performed from its opening on August 19, 2007, until it closed on January 4, 2009.[6] Fischer also played Patty Simcox in the Broadway National Tour of Grease. Since then Fischer has been part of Yale's [Musical Theatre](/source/Musical_theatre) Festival with the new musical "The Profit of Creation," sang back-up for [Florence and The Machine](/source/Florence_and_the_Machine), and was a part of several upcoming indie films.

On television, Allison Fischer played the role of Megan on the now defunct soap opera, *[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)*.[7]

## References

**Notes**

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-broadway.com_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-broadway.com_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-broadway.com_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-broadway.com_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-broadway.com_1-4) [Biodata](http://www.broadway.com/Allison-Fischer/broadway_stars/526612)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] *Broadway.com*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cast Bios"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070207/http://www.childrensletterstogod.com/Cast_Bios.html). *www.childrensletterstogod.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.childrensletterstogod.com/Cast_Bios.html) on December 8, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["*Children's Letters to God*, the Musical, Opens in NYC June 30, Asking the Big Questions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040803220614/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87080.html). *Playbill*. Archived from [the original](http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87080.html) on August 3, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Closed Off-Broadway Shows"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080515045121/http://www.broadwayworld.com/closedshows.cfm?page=oshows). *Broadway World*. Archived from [the original](http://broadwayworld.com/closedshows.cfm?page=oshows) on May 15, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["LESTAT on Broadway"](http://www.annerice.com/Lestat-TheMusical.html). *www.annerice.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IBDB.com_6-0)** ["Allison Fischer – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB"](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/allison-fischer-406548). *www.ibdb.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Playbill Biography: ALLISON FISCHER"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071121091024/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/17171.html). *Playbill*. Archived from [the original](http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/17171.html) on November 21, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

## External links

- [Allison Fischer](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/406548) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database)

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